An interview with Rosario to Vampire director Takayuki Inagaki which touches on why the anime differs from the manga; notably, time/budget constraints would have made it difficult to do a good action show, so he opted for a more comedic approach.
Tag Archives: Anime
Via Anime Insider: Library Download Plans (February 2009)
An article outlining a limited-circulation project where library patrons could digitally download legal episodes of anime.
Via Anime Insider: Keizo Kusakawa (January 2009)
Director Keizo Kusakawa talks about the Sekirei series.
Via Anime Insider: Cynthia Cranz (January 2009)
A short interview with US VA Cynthia Cranz.
Via Anime Insider: Koichiro Sotome (December 2008)
Director Koichiro Sotome talks about Hakushaku to Yousei/Earl and Fairy, mentioning his focus on having the characters solve their problems using wits and courage, and naming The Thing from Another World as a movie he’s fond of.
Via Anime Insider: Mandy Bonhomme (December 2008)
A short interview with US VA Mandy Bonhomme.
Via Anime Insider: Legal Streaming (December 2008)
A pair of articles, one on crunchyroll and one on joost, with the cr one being considerably more detailed and discussing many of the nuances around the early emergence of large-scale simul-streaming.
Via Anime Insider: Hiroyuki Birukawa (November 2008)
Producer Hiroyuki Birukawa talks about Linebarrels of Iron/Kurogane no Linebarrel, including some interesting tidbits on the finer points of the show’s mecha animation.
Via Anime Insider: Vic Mignogna (November 2008)
A short interview with US VA Vic Mignogna.
Via Anime Insider: Kano Sisters (November 2008)
Kyoko and Mika Kano talk about the Abunai Sisters anime they star in.
Don’t watch Abunai Sisters – it’s not great.